1562 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). 18 January – First performance of Thomas Norton and Thomas Sackville's play Gorboduc before Queen Elizabeth I of England. It is the first known English tragedy and the first English-language play to employ blank verse.
1563 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). February 14 – French poet Pierre de Bocosel de Chastelard is discovered hiding under the bed of Mary, Queen of Scots. He is executed about a week later.
1532 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Anonymous, Sir Lamwell, publication year uncertain but thought to be sometime from 1530 to this year; a version of an Authurian "fairy mistress" tale from Marie de France's Lai de Lanval, written in the second half of the 12th century Geoffrey Chaucer, , edited by William Thynne (see also 1561, 1598); Great Britain William Walter, Guistarde and Sigismonde, translation of Boccaccio's Dec
1503 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).
1599 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Samuel Daniel becomes poet laureate in England this year (on his death in 1619 he is succeeded by Ben Jonson) Robert Allott, Wits Theater of the Little World (third in the "Wits Series"; see also Ling's Politeuphuia 1597; Meres' Palladis Tamia 1598; Wrednot, Palladis Palatium 1604) Nicholas Breton, The Passions of the Spirit, published anonymously Thomas Churchyard, The Fortunate Farewel to the Most Forward and Noble Earle of Essex Samuel Daniel, The Poeticall Essayes of Sam.
1584 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Guillaume de Salluste Du Bartas, Seconde Semaine ou Enfance du monde, unfinished. Pierre de Ronsard, the collective in-folio edition of his works Honoré d'Urfé, La Sireine Robert Greene, The Debate between Folly and Love, translated from the French of part of Louise Labbe's Débat de Folie et d'Amour, London: Ponsonby; many editions in the 16th, 17th and 19th centuries King James VI, The
1598 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Richard Barnfield: The Encomium of Lady Pecunia; or, The Praise of Money Poems in Divers Humours Nicholas Breton, A Solemne Passion of the Soules Love Richard Carew, published anonymously, A Herrings Tale George Chapman: Seven Bookes of the Iliades of Homere, Prince of Poets, contains books 1–2, 7–9 (see also Achilles Shield 1598, Homer Prince of Poets 1609, The Iliads of Homer 1611, Homers Odysses 1614, Twenty-four Bookes of Homers Odisses 1615, The Whole Workes of Homer 1616) Achilles Shield Thomas Churchyard, A Wished Reformacion of Wicked Rebellion (expanded in 1611 as Queen Anna's New World of Words) Everard Guilpin, published anonymously, Skialetheia.
1582 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Philip Sidney (attributed), Astrophil and Stella Richard Stanyhurst, Thomas Watson, Lodovico Castelvetro, Le rime del Petrarca breuemente sposte per Lodouico Castelvetro, Basle: Pietro de Sedabonis; Italian commentary on Petrarch, posthumous Philippe Desportes, an edition of his works; France Fernando de Herrera, Algunas obras de Fernando de Herrera, Spain January 28 - John Barclay, Scottish satirist and poet (died 1621) April 8 (bapt.
1565 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Torquato Tasso enters the service of Cardinal Luigi d'Este at Ferrara. Robert Copland, , publication year uncertain Arthur Golding, translated from the Latin of Ovid (Books 1–4), (see also Metamorphosis [Books 1–15]) Barnabe Googe, translation (from Marcello Palingenio Stellato's Zodiacus vitae [c. 1528]), The Zodiac of Life (see also editions of 1560, 1561) Rémy Belleau, Bergerie, mix
1595 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).
